Unit Specifications and Unit Assessment Support PacksUnit Specifications and Unit Assessment Support Packs

Health and Food TechnologyNational 3, 4 and 5

Sally Cameron Principal Verifier for Health and Food Technology

Aims of this sessionAims of this session

Nominees may have different starting points with regards their knowledge and familiarity of US and UASP for N3, N4 and N5 HFT

This session is to consolidate existing understanding so that we all leave today with the same level of knowledge

You will use this knowledge in your own Centre and to explain these approaches to other Centres who do not have a Nominee.

What are Unit Assessments?What are Unit Assessments?

Unit Assessments are designed to provide evidence of learning

They can be used across more than one Unit or Outcome (combined assessments, portfolio approach)

Designed to be more flexible than existing assessments: greater range of techniques and methods of assessment

More opportunities to gather naturally occurring evidence – assessment as part of learning and teaching (portfolio approach)

Unit StructureUnit Structure

NATIONAL 3 NATIONAL 4 NATIONAL 5

Food for Health Food for Health Food for Health

Food Product Development

Food Product Development

Food Product Development

Contemporary Food Issues

Contemporary Food Issues

Contemporary Food Issues

Added Value Unit Assignment (50 marks)Assessment (50 marks)SQA will set & mark these.

All items in RED will be marked in Centres and will be subject to Verification by Verification Team.

Design of HFTDesign of HFT

Nat 3-Nat 5 : we have taken the best approaches from the current Intermediate 1 and 2 Health and Food courses and Standard Grade Home Economics

The courses have been designed with a hierarchical Unit structure that provides progression from N3 to Higher

There is an Added Value Unit that increases personalisation and choice at National 4

There is an Assignment that increases personalisation and choice at National 5 and Higher

Unit SpecificationsUnit Specifications

UNIT Food for Health (N4)

Outcome 1 Describe the relationship between health, food and nutrition by:

AssessmentStandards

1.1 Outlining benefits to health of a balanced and varied diet1.2 Describing current dietary advice1.3 Describing the effects on health of the main nutrients1.4 Describing the effects of diet-related conditions or diseases in health

Here is an example of the assessment standards at an outcome at N4 in the Food for Health Unit:

Unit SpecificationsUnit Specifications

Evidence Requirements for this Outcome:Assessors use professional judgement, subject knowledge, experience, and understanding of their learners, to determine the most appropriate ways to generate evidence.

Evidence should be gathered in combination with other Outcomes where possible, either from this Unit or in combination with the Outcomes from the Food Product Development and Contemporary Food Issues Unit.

Unit SpecificationsUnit Specifications

N4 Food for Health

Outcome 1.1 : Describe the relationship between health, food and nutrition

Examples of evidence may include:A completed N4 Food for Health Candidate Workbook (Unit by Unit approach)A completed mind map, poster and worksheet (Portfolio approach)A completed N4 HFT Candidate Workbook (Combined Approach)

Unit Assessment Support Packages - purposeUnit Assessment Support Packages - purpose

UASPs are used to:

•Assess your candidates

•Adapt to ensure these are suitable for your own lessons and candidates

UASPs – key featuresUASPs – key features

Valid from August 2013 – should NOT be used before then

Designed to encourage professional judgment

Provide a range of tasks – allow assessors to choose appropriate context and forms of evidence

Shows a range of approaches to generating assessment evidence

Gives information on the type of evidence which could be gathered and how this is to be judged against Assessment Standards

HFT UASPsHFT UASPs

Package 1 Unit by Unit approach N3, N4 and N5 – candidates

complete a Unit Workbook for each Unit as assessment evidence

Package 2 Portfolio approach N3, N4 and N5 –candidates

gather naturally occurring assessment evidence throughout all Units which are collated in a Folio

Package 3 Combined approach N3, N4 and N5 – candidates

complete a Course Workbook as assessment evidence for all 3 units

National 4 Added Value UnitNational 4 Added Value Unit

Builds on Unit Assessments Defined as breadth, challenge and/or application

as outlined in Building the Curriculum 5 May involve accumulation, assimilation,

integration and application of skills, knowledge and understanding

Controlled assessment – set by SQA, conducted in the Centre, marked by the Centre, Verified by Verification Team, feedback provided to Centre.

N4 Added Value UnitN4 Added Value Unit

Focuses on challenge and application of skills, knowledge and understanding covered in the Units

Internally marked pass or fail Will be subject to Verification First two years – Centre must use briefs provided

by SQA in the Specimen, thereafter (following successful Verification) Centres can use own briefs for AVU

N5 Health and Food TechnologyN5 Health and Food Technology

Unit Assessment Evidence will be marked by the Centre and the candidate must have passed all Units before completing the final assignment and assessment. These will be subject to verification.

For information:

ASSIGNMENT (50 marks) : 50% of final markBrief set by SQA in Sept/Oct (specimen currently available)conducted with a minimum amount of teacher support/guidancewill be externally marked by SQA i.e. no verification

ASSESSMENT (50 marks) : 50% of final markset by SQA (specimen currently available)conducted under exam conditionsexternally marked by SQA i.e. no verification

WorkshopsWorkshops

In the workshops we will use the US and UASP to: Consolidate your understanding of the Unit by

Unit Approach, Portfolio Approach and Combined Approach

Use the US and UASP to judge evidence Think about how you want to gather evidence in

your own Centre Help you to explain these approaches to other

Centres